The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-12-10

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serve the strawberries. So, nv beauty.
quiet then Now settle yourself easily in !
the saddle, as if you were in the Row, with
your face to the tail"
"Listen to me for one moment" | en-
treated TREMENDOUSLY ~ assure YOU that | +
am not in the habit of appearing in Rotten
Row on spotted wooden horse, nor does
any one--I assure you any one-mount ..
horse Of any description, with his fad
toward the crupper! If you take me lik
that, you will betray your ignorance-yc
will be laughed att
When people tell you it is possible /,
hoodwink the insane by any specious show
of argument, doa't believe them; my own
experience is that demented person can BID
quite perversely logical when it suits their
purpose.
"Pardon me- he said, "you will IL
laughed at possibly-not L l cannot d
held responsible for the caprices of my
clients. Mount, please; she'll carry per-
fectly."
81 viii, l said, 'sif you'll give me the I
revolver to hold. II should like to be
done with revolver"
~ shall be delighted to do you with a
revolver" he said grimly, ''but not yet; and
if lent you the weapon now, could not
answer for your being able to hold the
horse as well-she has never been broken
in to firearms. I'll hold the revolver
0ne-two-three."
l mounted; why had / not disregarded
the expense and gone to LEM & Kamerer?
LEM does not pose his customers by the
aid of a revolver. Kamerer, l was sure,
would not put his patrons through these
degrading tomfooleries.
He TOOK more trouble over this than any
of the others; l was photographed from the
back, in front, and in profile; and if es-
capped being made to appear ahjectly ride
ulous, it can only be owing to the tragic
earnestness which the consciousness of my
awful situation lent to my expression.
As he took the last | rolled off the
horse, completely Frustrated. II think,
| gasped family, ~ would rather be shot
at once-without waiting to be taken q
any other positions really am not eq
to any more of this r Gle was qu
capable, l felt, of photographing me id
perambulator, if it once occurred to him
Compose yourself" he said soothing
II have obtained all wanted. shall
detain you much longer Your life, / N
remark, was never in any imminent dang
as this revolver is unloaded | have nj
only to thank yvu for the readiness "
which you have afforded me your
operation, and to assure you that earl
copies of each of the photographs shall be
forwarded for Miss Waverlys inspection"
"Miss Waverley l exclaimed; ''stay,
how do you know that name ?"
eff l mistake not, it was her photography
that you kindly brought for my guidance
L ought to have mentioned, perhaps, that
once had the honor of being engaged to her 7
until you Ono doubt from the highest
motives) invested my little gift of SOM
with flavor of unromantic ridicule. Tbl
ridicule am now enabled to repay, VI
interest calculated up to the present ~
4 f0f;1 Somehow, nfau poet -
fed him till that mons BUN
drel, do you think I s<s5W YOU 20
circulate those atrocious caieatures WITH !
IMMUNITY? No, by heavens, my solicitor
shall"
II rely upon the document you were
kind enough to furnish he said quietly
81 fear that any legal proceedings you may
resort to will hardly avert the publicity
YOU seem to fear. Allow me to unfasten
the door. Good bye; mind the step on the
first landing. Might l beg you to recon-
mend me among your friends ?"
| went out without another word; hes
was mad, of course, or he would not have
devised SO outrageous revenge for fan
cied injury, but he was cunning enough TO
be my match. knew too well that if
took anyslegal measures he would contriy
to shift the whole burden of lunacy up
me. 1 dared not court an inquiry
many reasons, and so / was compelled
pass over this unparalleled outrage
silence.
Iris made frequent inquiries after
promised photograph, and / had to par
them as well as could-which was m
take in judgment on my part, for one aft
noon, while I was actually sitting with b
packet arrived addressed to Miss v
verley.
did not suspect what it might contAii
until it was too late. She recognized thu
photographs were inside the wrapping
which she tore open with cry of rapt
and then
She had short fainting 81 when
saw the Gainsborough hat, and as sooJ
she revived the extraordinary appq
L presented upside down on the ma,
her into violent Mysteries By tho
she was in condition to look d
equestrian portraits she had grown
I and hard as marble. "Go," she said
dicating the door, 81 see l have
wasting my affection upon vulgar
heartless buffoon p
went-for she would listen to no ez
plantations, and indeed | doubt whethe
even were she to como upon this statemeH
it would serve to restore my furnished ide
in her estimation. But though have l.
her am naturally anxious Gas lsaidl y
| began) that the public should Il
misled into drawing harsh conclusions
what, if left unexplained, may doubt
have singular appearance.
It is true that up to the present l h
not been able to learn that any Of th5sl
fatal portraits have absolutely been ex
posed for sale, though 1 direct my ttem
bling steps almost every day to ReaN
street and search the widows of the s.
oscopic Company with furtiye and fore66Q
ing eyes, dreading to be confronted wit
presentments of myself-Bedell Grunche
''Vitriol, the great critic-lying aero
chair in state Of collapse, sucking
thumb in Gainesborough hat, or best
] ing ridiculous wooden horse with my
toward its tall
But they cannot be long in coming
/ now, and my one hope is that these
may appear in print in time to forest
the prejudice aud scandal which are
) wise inevitable. At all events, noy
the world is in possession of the rea Y
j l am entitled to hope that the treat
which have been subjectedwill exd
: indignation and sympathy it deser7